Roofing construction



' Parenteel Jan. 5, 1926;v

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To all whowi, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FELIX'E. Linrz, a citizen ofthe United States, residing ait-Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Im' provements in .Roofing Constructions, of which the following is aspecication.

This invention relates enerally to roofing or roof`construction, ut more particufla s or turned-under corners.

ne of theiobjeetsof the invention is toprovide simple and inexpensive -means for rigidly and reliably locking the aps of suchshingles in place so that they will elfectually withstandV the lifting action of high winds and driving rainstorms.

Other objects. 'are to provide shingle-fastening means ofthis' character which aord a material saving ofitime in the laying of the shingles,and which, while locking lthe cornr-aps in place, ,also serve to securely fasten 'adjacent vor abutting underlying shingles to the roof boards, thereby eliminating the use of separate fastenings for this purpose. y

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan View of a shingled roof embodyin my invention. Figure 2 is an enlarged ragmentary top plan view thereof, partly in section. Figure 3 is a bottom Vplan View thereof, partly in section. Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse section on line i-4, F-ig. 1. Figure 5 is a vertical section on line 5 5, Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutA the several of prepared creomposition roofing, such as felt saturated with Aasphalt and-acedvwithz' .crushed slateor other similar material, and

are laiddiagonally in the customary overlying courses, with the side corners of adjacent shingles partly cut away and abutting against each other, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The lower or exposed outer corner of each shingle has a turned-under flap 13 which is. adapted to fit-inthe V-shaped space formed between the upwardly-couver ing edges of the-,two-adjacent underl ing s iii- GQ l ook gles.` Thisy flap carries 'an'uprig t ing tongue` or extension `14,.which is preferably constructed oa strong andV stiff material such as galvanized iron, and which extends upwardly For the purpose. of reliably holdingor locking thecerner-llap of the shingle 'in place, 'a fastening device is provided which 70 is preferablyn the form of a .ll-'shaped member or staple having a tie member or bar l5 arranged to extend over` and across the butt -joint between adoiningshingles, and

prongs ldependingrom the ends of said tie-bar' and constituting .fasteners for securing the side corners of such adjoining shin- .A

gles to the roof boards 10. The tongue 14 of the' shingle is adapted for insertion between the tie-bar of the fastening device and the adjacent side corners vof a pairjof underlying shingles, as shown clearly in Figs. 2, 4 and Being of. a stiff material, this ton ue is thus rigidly held beneath the staple to rmly lock the corner-flap 130i? the shin- 85 gle down in place. The prongsrfl' of the staple atthe same time secures-'the side corners of adjacent shingles in place, thereby .eliminating the use of separate fastenings or thisl urpose.

In or er to facilitate the ready insertion of the'locking tongue 14 beneath the tie-bar of the staple, the prongs 16 thereof are rovided at their upper ends with downwar yfacing shoulders or stop flanges 17 which 95 .limit their downward movement or penetration, the shoulders-being'so disposed as to leave a space 18, between thefunderside of the tie bar and the-upper. sides of adjacent shingles, of such dimenslonsas to receive 100 iid llpcking tongue in the manner shown in' ig.

As shownin Fig. 5, the tie-bar of the staple' is Apreferably half-round in cross-section, the convex4 side facing downwardly for 105 permitting the ready insertion of the locking tongue 14:4 into the space 18, and the flat side l thereof -facing upwardly and reducing to a beyond the' free end of the flap 65 and 1s adaptedto overlie .the ad`acent side corners of a pair of underlying s ingles.

minimum the resulting hump produced Y the-body of the shingle extending over staple.

This improved device for 7' ner aps o f shingles in place and et the same time securing the side corners of underlying shingles to the roof boards, while manifestly simple and inexpensive in construction, ermits of the expeditious laying of the slingles and produces a roof which is free from unsightly rivet heads or similar fastenings. Furthermore, it produces a rigid, strong and reliable lockfor the exposed corners of the shingles, preventing their vdisplacement by ,the lifting action of winds and driving rainstorms.

` I claim as my invention:

In a. roof construction, a plurality of shin- ]5" gies laid diagonally in overlying courses,

each shingle havingavturned-under flap at its lower corner and a looking-extension carried by said flap, anda fastening device including a tie-ber extending across the side corners of vadjacent, shingles and terminating at, its ends in depending prongs for securing.,r such portions of the shingles to the roof, the prongs being provided near their iELix E. LIETZ. 

